Almée in 'Scheherazade'
1910 - 1916
Léon Bakst captured the exotic frenzy of the Ballets Russes with this electrifying costume design for the 1910 ballet 'Schéhérazade'. The dancer is frozen in a gravity-defying backbend, draped in billowing pink harem pants and a jeweled bodice that screams opulence. This design was part of a fashion earthquake; when the ballet premiered in Paris, the vibrant styles shocked audiences and inspired women across Europe to ditch their corsets for loose, colorful trousers just like these.
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